Overview
Introduction
SDC Capital Partners is bringing forward plans for a new data centre campus near the M40 in Buckinghamshire.
The proposed campus comprises a data centre, integrated on-site energy centre and extensive landscaping, with improved habitat and biodiversity.
From November 2025 to January 2026, we held a first stage of public consultation on our emerging proposals. Technical assessments, environmental surveys, design work and engagement with stakeholders and local communities will continue through 2026.
The project
SDC M40 Campus is an innovative new data centre campus at the heart of the UK’s growth mission – playing a key role in addressing the country’s data centre shortage and helping to build the UK’s digital infrastructure.
SDC M40 Campus will benefit from an on-site energy centre - mitigating reliance on the local grid which is under-resourced. This will enable near-term availability to meet growing digital infrastructure demand.
The project will deliver:
- A data centre, providing high-performance data infrastructure
- An integrated on-site energy centre providing electricity to the data centre
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Comprehensive landscaping to improve green spaces, enhanced public rights of way, and a commitment to a minimum of 10 per cent biodiversity net gain (BNG) across the site. It will also seek to minimise any visual impact from development
300 MW of data capacity
400 new permanent operational jobs
1,000 construction jobs
10% + biodiversity net gain
Integrated energy solution
Demand for connections to the energy grid across the country is increasing significantly.
The areas to the west of London face particularly high demand for electricity due to their proximity to the capital and established availability zones, making it challenging for new developments in the region to connect to the grid and deliver much-needed data capacity.
SDC recognises the importance of long-term thinking and is committed to finding a solution which helps to supercharge the UK’s data economy without drawing unnecessarily on the electricity grid. As a result, we will develop and operate an integrated, on-site energy centre which will provide the immediate energy required for the data centre campus, reducing pressure on local infrastructure.
